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Post-Secondary

Creating Promising Career Pathways for Minority High School Students by Partnering with the Business Community

Antonio Boyd

Dec 24, 2020

By: Antonio Boyd. Olympic High School in Charlotte is tackling how to create viable career pathways for students from underserved communities.

Future of Learning

Early Lessons From The Real World Learning Initiative

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 15, 2020

The Real World Learning Initiative is a high school improvement project that aims to prepare students for the future of work.

Learning Design

A New School That Thinks Like a Kid

Getting Smart Staff

Dec 12, 2020

New and emerging Portal Schools has a vision to create a school that allows students to simultaneously earn a high school diploma and a Bachelor’s degree in an environment that is fully designed for them.

Career & Technical Ed

Getting Clearer: Career and Technical Education

Shawnee Caruthers

Nov 25, 2020

Too often CTE is put into a bucket for “kids not going to college,” but now the tides are shifting and the value of having hands-on experience combined with rigorous academic knowledge is becoming the priority.

Career & Technical Ed

Crossing the Skills Gap Between Industry 4.0 and CTE Programs

Guest Author

Nov 14, 2020

By: Robert Graff. Manufacturing technology is becoming more efficient and providing a better framework for jobs and career pathways for students who want to move into Industry 4.0.

lifelong learning and professional development

EdTech

Lifelong Learning is the Antidote to the Shifting Workforce

Guest Author

Aug 3, 2020

By: The Skillrise Editorial Team. Along with the EdTech Center @ World Education, the Skillrise team is working to close digital divides and ensure that all learner-workers in the United States have opportunities to develop essential technology skills and digital resilience.

EdTech

StrataTech Education

Guest Author

Jun 28, 2020

By: Mary Kelly. StrataTech Education Group, a student-first company that offers schools with technical career education programs, is committed to elevating awareness around the skilled trades industry and educational and career opportunities available.

Future of Learning

An Opportunity to Connect: Ed Tech, The Future of Work, Startups and Investors Unite

Getting Smart Staff

Jun 18, 2020

The Getting Smart staff sits down Danica Nilsestuen to talk about gener8tor’s OnRamp Education & Workforce Innovation conference coming up.

Future of Learning

Professional Learning Network Pivots to Virtual

Mason Pashia

May 22, 2020

A professional learning school pivots to distance learning while maintaining their core values and partnerships.

Difference Making

Where Can You Make the Biggest Difference?

Tom Vander Ark

Dec 16, 2019

Strengths and interests dominate our career choices, but what would happen if we added effective altruism in the mix?

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From Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery	BeginningFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Beginning	PilotingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Piloting	ImplementingFrom Fixed Standards to Competency-Based Mastery Implementing
From One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning	BeginningFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom One-Size-Fits-All to Adaptive Learning Implementing
From Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry	BeginningFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Beginning	PilotingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Piloting	ImplementingFrom Prescribed Knowledge to Innovation & Inquiry Implementing
From Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning	BeginningFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Beginning	PilotingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Piloting	ImplementingFrom Subjects as Silos to Transdisciplinary, Real-World Learning Implementing
From Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities	BeginningFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Beginning	PilotingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Piloting	ImplementingFrom Schools as Self-Contained to Schools as Embedded in Communities Implementing
From Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment	BeginningFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Beginning	PilotingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Piloting	ImplementingFrom Standardized Testing to Meaningful Assessment Implementing
From Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets	BeginningFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Beginning	PilotingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Piloting	ImplementingFrom Institutional Ownership of Student Data to Student-Controlled Learning Wallets Implementing

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